Publications by authors named "Timothy Pommee"
Objective: This study aimed to validate the French adaptation of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) for assessing voice disorders in France. The CAPE-V addresses limitations of the GRBAS by providing a more sensitive, standardized approach to evaluating six vocal parameters (overall severity, roughness, breathiness, strain, pitch, and loudness) on three tasks (sustained vowels, sentence reading, and spontaneous speech). The study focused on investigating the intra- and inter-rater reliability, as well as the convergent and discriminant validity of the CAPE-V.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study aimed to adapt the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) protocol for perceptual voice assessment to the French language. The primary objective was to achieve consensus among an international panel of voice experts on the content of the adapted protocol.
Methods: To ensure the relevance and robustness of the French CAPE-V protocol, this study employed a systematic Delphi method and involved an international panel primarily comprising speech therapists and lecturers from France and Belgium.
Background And Objective: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) frequently causes speech impairments, which can be valuable early indicators of decline. Automated acoustic assessment of speech in ALS is attractive, and there is a pressing need to validate such tools in line with best practices, including analytical and clinical validation. We hypothesized that data analysis using a novel speech assessment pipeline would correspond strongly to analyses performed using lab-standard practices and that acoustic features from the novel pipeline would correspond to clinical outcomes of interest in ALS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the impact of standardized mobile phone recordings passed through a telecom channel on acoustic markers of voice quality and on its perception by voice experts in normophonic speakers.
Methods: Continuous speech and a sustained vowel were recorded for fourteen female and ten male normophonic speakers. The recordings were done simultaneously with a head-mounted high-quality microphone and through the telephone network on a receiving smartphone.
Standard reading passages allow for the study of the integrated functions of speech and voice components in contextual, running speech, with target stimuli in a controlled environment. In both clinical practice and research, these texts provide rapid insight into the characteristics of the patient's speech, with fewer hesitations than in conversational speech and better predictability by the evaluator. Although a plethora of texts exist in different languages, they present various limitations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The constitution of social circles around patients treated for cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) has a major influence on factors that affect quality of life (QOL) but is poorly assessed, mainly due to a lack of tools. The objective of this study is to develop a questionnaire that assesses the constitution of social circles in a population treated for UADT cancer and to analyze the construct (structural and clinical validity) and criterion validity.
Methods: The Evaluation of the Constitution of Social Circles (ECSC) questionnaire was developed in French by a committee of experts.
To assess the effects of brain neurostimulation (i.e., repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation [rTMS] and transcranial direct current stimulation [tDCS]) in people with oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the impact of behavioral interventions on individuals with oropharyngeal dysphagia by conducting systematic literature searches and performing meta-analyses on randomized controlled trials.
- A total of 37 studies were analyzed, revealing significant positive effects of behavioral interventions, particularly through rehabilitative and combined approaches compared to traditional treatments.
- While the results are promising, the authors caution that the high variability among studies means that the findings should be interpreted carefully when making broad conclusions.
Intelligibility and comprehensibility: A Delphi consensus study.
Int J Lang Commun Disord
January 2022
Background: Intelligibility and comprehensibility in speech disorders can be assessed both perceptually and instrumentally, but a lack of consensus exists regarding the terminology and related speech measures in both the clinical and scientific fields.
Aims: To draw up a more consensual definition of intelligibility and comprehensibility and to define which assessment methods relate to both concepts, as part of their definition.
Methods & Procedures: A three-round modified Delphi consensus study was carried out among clinicians, researchers and lecturers engaged in activities in speech disorders.
Article Synopsis
- Speech assessment methods in clinical practice for adults vary greatly, with a heavy reliance on perceptual and motor evaluations, highlighting the importance of reliable measurements for effective treatment planning.
- A survey of French-speaking speech and language pathologists (SLPs) revealed that many clinicians use a combination of informal assessments rather than standardized tests, with significant gaps noted in the use of pseudo-words and questionnaires.
- Key shortcomings identified include a lack of objectivity, reproducibility, and comprehensive assessment tools, leading to general dissatisfaction among clinicians regarding the adequacy of current speech assessment practices.
Background: The development of automatic tools based on acoustic analysis allows to overcome the limitations of perceptual assessment for patients with head and neck cancer. The aim of this study is to provide a systematic review of literature describing the effects of oral and oropharyngeal cancer on speech intelligibility using acoustic analysis.
Methods: Two databases (PubMed and Embase) were surveyed.
Objectives: The Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI), version 03.01, is a tool for quantitative assessment of the overall severity of dysphonia. It is based on the recordings of a sustained vowel and part of a text read aloud.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI), version 03.01, is a tool for quantitative assessment of the overall severity of dysphonia. Its computation includes six acoustic parameters, which are all analyzed with Praat freeware.
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